Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory, 1935, Part 9

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Publication date: 1935
Publisher: R.L. Polk
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DEPARTMENT STORES


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SHOP AYRES' First!


AYRES' TEA ROOM Eighth floor AYRES' BALCONY LOUNGE ROOM FOR WOMEN


Mezzanine floor


AYRES' ACCOMMODATION, DESK Packages, wraps, etc., checked with- out charge. Wrapping service.


Second floor


AYRES' BEAUTY SHOP AND BATHS Eighth floor


AYRES' FUR SERVICES


Fur storage, protected by insurance. Expert designing and tailoring of fur garments, cleaning, repair, and re- styling Tenth floor


AYRES' AUDITORIUM Available for club, committee, or- ganization meetings, lectures, etc. Eighth floor


AYRES' MODEL ROOMS Fashions in furniture displayed in rooms Sixth floor


Five floors and tea room air-condi- tioned against summer heat!


For over 63 years L. S. Ayres & Company has been known for a large selection of authen- tic fashions, a high standard of quality at prices low and fair; thoughtful service, and court- eous interest in your needs.


Shop Ayres' FIRST before you BUY!


L. S. AYRES & COMPANY


Washington at Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana


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DEPARTMENT STORES


A new


BLOCH'S


PHONE RILEY 8421


Always Fashion Leadership! Always Huge Assortments! Always Famous Quality! Always Dominant Values! Always Courteous Service!


A DEPARTMENT STORE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!


H. P. WASSON & COMPANY


Remember . no matter how low the price, WASSON'S does not carry sec- onds, imperfects or sub - standard mer- chandise in any de- partment.


-.


for Foremost FASHIONS at a price! Phone Riley 7411


For over half a cen- tury, WASSON'S has been recognized as the fashion rendez- vous of smart In- dianapolis - a well- -0 earned reputation.


DETECTIVE AGENCIES


PHONE RILEY 9596


NIGHT RILEY 8155


Quigley-Hyland Agency, Inc. "The Oldest Detective Agency in Indiana"


Licensed DETECTIVES Bonded


Civil, Criminal and Personal Investigators STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


SUITE 704 GUARANTY BLDG. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


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DRUGGISTS-WHOLESALE


KIEFER-STEWART CO.


LARGEST WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE IN THE CENTRAL STATES


Wholesalers and Importers of DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PHARMACEUTICALS, SUNDRIES, CIGARS, CANDIES, LIQUORS, WINES, STORE FIXTURES, SODA FOUNTAINS, CARBONATORS, ICE CREAM FREEZERS, CROSLEY RADIOS AND CROSLEY ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS, EASY WASHERS AND IRONERS


141-155 W. Georgia St. 201-211 S. Capitol Ave. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA


Telephone, Lincoln 4321-11 Trunk Lines


Mooney-Mueller-Ward Co.


Wholesale Druggists SUNDRIES - FOUNTAINS - FIXTURES STEWART-WARNER RADIO AND REFRIGERATORS WINES AND LIQUORS


Lincoln 1531 501 Madison Ave.


EDUCATIONAL


JENNIE H. COPELAND RILEY 1223


AETNA SCHOOL OF COMMERCE Stenography - Accounting - Comptometry Ediphone - Stenotype Kresge Building INDIANAPOLIS


Your delivery service needs a copy of the CITY DIRECTORY


So does your Collection Department, your Sales, Pur- chasing, Mailing and Every Other Department in your Business.


BUY DIRECTORIES FOR EACH DEPARTMENT SAVE TIME AND MONEY-BE EFFICIENT IN ALL


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ELECTRICAL


COOK - -


The Modern Way


Try an Electric Range in your own kitchen at Our risk for 6 months.


You can cook on it every day for the trial period-on the hottest days and on your busiest days.


You can tell by the bottoms of your pots and pans how much cleaner it is. Your own kitchen will be your testing laboratory.


All you pay is $2.00 down and then $2.00 per month thereafter for the trial period. If you like it you con- tinue paying at the rate of $2.00 per month for an additional 42 months. Could anything be fairer ?


Call us or stop in at our Circle Store.


INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT CO.


17 N. Meridian


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ELECTRICAL


Electric Motors --- Generator and Power Equipment


NEW or USED


EVERY TYPE ANY SIZE MOTOR REWINDING


MACHINE TOOLS -- MILL SUPPLIES WE CAN SAVE YOU REAL MONEY


Send Your Inquiries To Us


WE BUY AND SELL SALVAGE STOCKS


APPRAISERS


LIQUIDATORS


MANUFACTURERS SUPPLY CO. 19 WEST SOUTH ST. TEL. LINCOLN 3587


30 Years of


MEIER


Dependable Service


ELECTRIC & MACHINE CO. 3525-3535 E. WASHINGTON ST.


ENGINEERING Electrical - Mechanical - Ventilating Electric Shallow and Deep Well Pumps, Air Compressors, Etc.


Meier mu-air TRADE MARK RESISTIRLO


Factory Wiring a Specialty 24 Hour Service We Call For and Deliver


OFFICE IRvington 1151 NIGHT CALLS IRvington 3866 and 1413 BEImont 4399


MOTORS - New and Renewed, Bought, Sold, Rented, Installed and REPAIRED


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ELECTRICAL


EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL


SUPPLIES-FIXTURES-APPLIANCES-MOTORS AND MOTOR REPAIRS


HATFIELD ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.


RILEY 6321


"The House Electric " WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MARYLAND AND MERIDIAN


SANBORNS


EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL


Construction Department Our Service is at your disposal


Lighting Fixture Department Our Display Rooms are complete with all types of Lighting Equipment


Supply Department We carry a large stock of Wiring Supplies and Mazda Lamps Retail Department Here you will find Radios, Electric Wash- ers and Cleaners, Iceless Refrigerators and many other Home Appliances


THE SANBORN ELECTRIC CO. "If Sanborns Do It, It Will Be Well Done"


309-311 North Illinois St. Opposite Y. M. C. A. Riley 9584


ENGRAVERS


Telephone, Private Branch Exchange, Riley 5461


Indianapolis Engraving Co.


Photo Engraving in one or more colors Designing and Illustrating - Commercial Photography


222 E. Ohio Street Indianapolis Engraving Co. Wulsin Building ERNEST C. ROPKEY, Pres. C. C. GOODRICH, V .- Pres. E. A. MORRIS, Sec .- Treas ..


FENCE MANUFACTURERS


HOOSIER FENCE


CHAIN LINK-IRON AND RUSTIC FOR FACTORY, FARMS, LAWNS AND ESTATES


Free Estimate


Call Humboldt 8361


HOOSIER FENCE CO. 5269 CENTRAL AVE.


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FUNERAL DIRECTORS


LINCOLN 3828 "THE FUNERAL HOME" Delaware and St. Joseph Sts.


THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HISEY & TITUS FUNERAL DIRECTORS


The Most Beautiful, Tasteful and Private Funeral Parlors in the City. Just Like an Elegant Home, which in Reality It Is. This Growth is Due to a SERVICE Which Has Met With the Approval of a Discriminating Public.


AMBULANCE


KIRBY MORTUARY


FUNERAL SERVICE


0700-HArrison-0700 1901 North Meridian Street


You All Know


This Undertaker


HARRY W.


MOORE


Funeral Parlors


2050 E. MICHIGAN Phone CH. 6020


"The only air conditioned Funeral Parlors" in the City


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FURNACES


VICTOR


DIN RADIATION


MALL WELL FURNACE CO INDIANAPOLIS 1H


MADE IN INDIANAPOLIS


HALL-NEAL FURNACE CO.


Makers and Installers of Victor Boiler Plate Furnaces OIL BURNERS AND STOKERS 44 Years Ago Victor Furnaces Were Good Furnaces NOW HEAT RADIATING FINS MAKE THEM BETTER 1322-32 N. Capitol Ave. Phone Lincoln 4576


Peerless Furnaces Make Warm Homes


Builders of Armco Iron, Steel and Cast Furnaces BUILT IN


Indiana's Largest Furnace Factory. We manufacture repairs for all makes of Furnaces and Stoves


THE PEERLESS FOUNDRY COMPANY


1845-1935 LUDLOW AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PHONES CHERRY 6122-6123-6124


R. E. POEHNER


849 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PHONE, RI LEY 4233 ASSOCIATED WITH W. H. JOHNSON & SON COMPANY FOR THIRTY YEARS Is Now Prepared to Furnish Estimates and Install Steam, Vapor, Hot Water, Warm Air Heating; Ventilating and Air Conditioning Plants, Power House Installations, Miscellaneous Piping.


Your Inquiries Earnestly Solicited All Services Guaranteed


RYBOLT HEATING COMPANY


RYBOLT FURNACES RYBOLT OIL BURNERS


Warm Air Furnaces and Furnace Repairs


625 NORTH EAST STREET TEL .: RILEY 9426 and 9427,


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FURNITURE


-


BANNER FURNITURE CO.


"Homes and Offices Furnished Thruout"


FURNITURE -- RUGS -- DRAPERIES RADIOS -- ELECTRIC APPLIANCES OFFICE FURNISHINGS LINCOLN 4561


Banner - Whitehill 31 South &Meridian


FOUNTAIN SQUARE STORE 1054 VIRGINIA AVE. TEL. DREXEL 3196


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FURNITURE


EMRICH'S Factory Furniture Store


1


ACTOINY STORE THE EMRICH FURNITURE COMPANY


324- MEST K


Established 1881


A Furniture Store in a Furniture Factory


The Public May Visit and Purchase Their Needs in FURNITURE and RUGS direct from our Factory Store Salesrooms


DINING ROOM SUITES LIVING ROOM SUITES BED ROOM SUITES BREAKFAST SETS OCCASIONAL CHAIRS & TABLES LAMPS & MIRRORS


CARPETS - RUGS - LINOLEUM WILTONS - VELVETS - AXMINSTERS DOMESTIC ORIENTALS


"Better Furniture For Less"


The Emrich Furniture Co.


324 WEST MORRIS STREET


Drexel 7330


Ample Parking Space Open Evenings


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FURNITURE


SANDER & RECKER FURNITURE CO.


ESTABLISHED 1869


Furniture, Draperies, Interior Decorators Upholsterers, Rugs and Carpets Lamps and Art Objects


BASEMENT SHOP


Electric Refrigerators - Washers Ironers and Appliances - Radios


Meridian at Maryland


Tel. Lincoln 2593


"Just a step from Washington Street"


GOLDSTEIN BROTHERS


16 E. WASH. ST.


LI. 1301


Lamps - Lighting Fixtures Occasional Furniture Draperies - Bedding - Gift Wares Mirrors - Pictures


FURS


LANGEN & MEYER FURS


Fur Coats and Neckpieces Coats Made to Your Special Order


REMODELING


CLEANING


REPAIRING


STORAGE


5th Floor Guaranty Bldg.


Tel. Lincoln 5073


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HARDWARE


HARDWARE- Certainly Barrett


BARRETT HARDWARE CO.


Contractors' Supplies Builders' Hardware Machinists' Tools Paints and Varnishes Sporting Goods


Pumps Kitchen Utensils Electrical Appliances Tools Bathroom Fixtures


Hardware Hospital


530-534 E. Washington Phone Riley 0295


Closed Saturday-Open Sunday till 2:00 P. M.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1935)


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HARDWARE


YOU CAN GET


IT AT VONNEGUT'S


O


VONNEGUT HARDWARE CO.


120 E. WASHINGTON


5 CONVENIENT NEIGHBORHOOD STORES


MANUFACTETT


ES RANGED A REFRIGERATORG


Factory and Mill Supplies Contractors' Equipment Tools For All Trades


Factory Equipment Paints and Varnishes


Builders' Hardware Restaurant Equipment


Upholstery Materials Toys and Sporting Goods


Household Utilities of All Kinds


DISTRIBUTORS FOR VON DUPRIN SELF-RELEASING FIRE EXIT LATCHES AND OTHER BUILDERS' SPECIALTIES


VONNEGUT HARDWARE CO. INDIANAPOLIS


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HARDWARE


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TRADE MARK amp


QUALITY STAMP


AN


an TRADE MARK amp


QUALITY STAMP


"Indiana's Largest Jobbing Institution"


Most Modernly Equipped for the Quick Distribution of HARDWARE and KINDRED LINES


The Van Camp Trade Mark on any Merchandise is a guarantee of HIGHEST QUALITY


Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co. Exclusively Wholesale INDIANAPOLIS


"When in doubt, play trumps"


CITY


DIRECTORY


?


How many times have you heard that trite statement ? When in doubt about the location of an address; the proper spelling of a name; a correct address; in fact anything per- taining to your city or any other, the


CITY DIRECTORY


is your trump card.


R. L. POLK & CO. 322 BOARD OF TRADE BLDG., INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1935)


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HOTELS


CLAYPOOL HOTEL


At the City's Busiest Corner


Washington and Illinois Sts.


600 ROOMS-FIRE PROOF


ATRIUM CAFE --- COFFEE SHOP SANDWICH GRILL TAP ROOM


BANQUET HALLS AND PRIVATE DINING ROOMS TWO LARGE CONVENTION HALLS


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HOTELS


n


n


The HOTEL ANTLERS


250 OUTSIDE, LIGHT, AIRY ROOMS RATES: $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00


LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED Egyptian Tile Swimming Pool FREE to Guests Bowling Alleys-Ballroom-Free Parking


Tastily prepared food served in the COFFEE SHOPPE at moderate cost. Special d'Hote Dinner for as low as 75 cents.


Our Ballroom is available for Fraternity, Sorority, Club or Con- vention social events. Special rates for group dinners. Accom- modations for Bridge Parties. Call LI. 2351


L. C. LEVERING, Manager


750 N. MERIDIAN


INDIANAPOLIS


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HOTELS


MAROTT HOTEL Meridian at Fall Creek Blvd.


INDIANA'S FINEST RESIDENTIAL HOTEL


ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF


Over 1,000 Rooms Ranging from Single Room to Residential Apartments of 3 to 12 Rooms with 2 Showers and 2 Tub Baths


Furnished and Unfurnished Apartments Attractive Accommodations and Rates to Transients


The Last Word in Luxurious Living


To those of discriminate taste who are considering a new home, the Marott invites you.


As Indiana's newest and finest residential hotel it possesses an appeal, a gracious air, a spirit of service in the best traditions of modern living. A typical unfurnished housekeeping apartment as low as $50.00 a month on lease, monthly rates a little higher. Complete Hotel Service. Most ex- cellent cuisine and service in our famous Crystal Dining Room.


Telephone TAlbot 4800


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HOTELS


Indianapolis' Distinctive Hotel


Radio in Every Guest Room


3


FIRE PROOF


MODERN


HOTEL SEVERIN INDIANAPOLIS


400 ROOMS WITH BATH AND CIRCULATING ICE WATER


Restaurants, Lunch Room, Private Dining Rooms, and Banquet Halls CUISINE EXCELLENT


Convention Hall and Roof Garden-Seating 500


W. H. WELLS, Manager


TELEPHONE RILEY 6471


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HOTELS


"Truthfully a Good Hotel"


Hotel Washington


Fireproof -- Modern 300 Rooms --- 200 Rooms With Bath Cafe and Cafeteria


Assembly Hall for Banquets and Luncheon Facilities


Weekly and Monthly Rates


One Guest Tells Another AAA HOTEL C. E. EHLERS, Mgr.


30-34 E. Washington on U. S. Route 40


Tel. Riley 7541


ICE


ICE ICE CUBES


ICE REFRIGERATORS COAL


CAPITAL ICE REFRIGERATING CO. 356 W. NORTH STREET LINCOLN 2313


4 PLANTS


24-HOUR SERVICE


It Pays to be Prominently Displayed


"The DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER'


A secours


To let people know Who you are, Where you are and What you have to seli. The City Directory keeps your name before the public 365 days in the year, and it pays to be prominently displayed in any book so constantly used as the City Directory.


Is Your Name Prominently Displayed ?


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ICE AND FUEL


POLAR


ICE AND FUEL COMPANY


The Largest Ice Company in Indiana


ICE CUBES


CALL TALBOT 0689


We invite you to visit our New Display Room at 2000 Northwestern Ave.


MAIN OFFICE 2000 Northwestern Ave. TALBOT 0689


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ICE CREAM


BALLARD ICE CREAM CO.


MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE ICE CREAMS


BEST SERVICE BEST PRICES


"NONE BETTER" LINCOLN 2526


BEST GOODS


HOME OWNED


315 NORTH ALABAMA STREET HOME OPERATED


THE FURNAS ICE CREAM CO. "THE CREAM OF QUALITY".


JESSUP & ANTRIM ICE CREAM CO.


VELVET ICE CREAM


131-133 N. Alabama St. Tel. Riley 7357


MAILING LISTS


Send for a copy of our folder contain- ing "MAILING LISTS THAT PULL." It is a list of lists which Polk clients every- where in America have found to be big producers of sales. Gives full informa- tion regarding quantities, prices, etc.


R. L. POLK & CO.


225 N. NEW JERSEY ST., INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


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INSURANCE


Life Insurance


is preferred property which has ... more privileges, ... more benefits,


. . . more guarantees,


. .. more exemptions,


. . . more safeguards


than any other property today.


J. FRANK HOLMES


is qualified to serve your LIFE INSURANCE INVESTMENT NEEDS


..... from a broad field of company connections and wide experience.


RILEY 1953 HUME MANSUR BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS


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INSURANCE


INDIANAPOLIS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


A Strong, Legal Reserve, Mutual Company Organized in 1905


HELPING TO MAKE OUR CITY AND STATE BIGGER, BETTER, STRONGER. Operating in Ten States


A LEADER IN PROVIDING THE CITIZENS OF INDIANAPOLIS WITH - -


Life and Endowment Insurance and Annuities; Retirement Plans, Child's Policies and Educational Plans; Business Insurance; Family Income; Lump Sum Insurance for Indebtedness and Inheritance Taxes; Mortgage Insurance,-


POLICIES TO FIT EVERY NEED


$94,500,000.00 of Quality Insurance in Force


This Company is Known for its SPLENDID RECORD; its FINANCIAL STRENGTH and STABILITY, and its EXCELLENT SERVICE to Policyholders


Home Office Meridian at Thirtieth TA. 0788-0789-0790 EDWARD B. RAUB, President


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INSURANCE


THEODORE STEIN, JR.


District Agent for Indianapolis and Marion County


NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD, CONN.


MECHANICS & TRADERS INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD, CONN.


GLOBE INDEMNITY CO. OF NEW YORK


INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA


241 Consolidated Bldg. Phones: Lincoln 6374-6375


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INSURANCE


H WOODSMALL AGENCY N


MEMBER OF THE


NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF


INSURANCE AGENTS


INSURANCE SURETY BONDS


AND


APARTMENT MANAGERS


Representing the


Union Insurance Co.


Seaboard Surety Company New Century Casualty Co. Seaboard Fire & Marine Ins. Co. Dubuque Fire & Marine Ins. Co. Bankers and Shippers Insurance Co. Buffalo Insurance Co. Pacifical National Fire Insurance Co.


WE INSURE EVERYTHING BUT THE HEREAFTER


All losses adjusted and paid thru this office


Lincoln 5391 Woodsmall Floor -Fidelity Trust Bldg. Indianapolis


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INSURANCE


REDUCE YOUR INSURANCE COST


Everyone cannot buy Mutual Insurance. They must measure up to a high standard. But if you do meet the requirements you can save up to


25%


Write, Phone or Call


GRAIN DEALERS MUTUAL INSURANCE AGENCY INC. 1740 N. Meridian, Grain Dealers Mutual Bldg. Phone Harrison 3000 J. J. FITZGERALD, Sec .- Treas.


GREGORY & APPEL (INCORPORATED)


Insurance, Real Estate, Rents, Loans


247-249 North Pennsylvania St. Opposite Post Office


Lincoln 7491


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INSURANCE


THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF MILWAUKEE, WIS.


are adding alert and energetic men to their sales organ- ization here in Indianapolis.


This is your chance to learn a business that offers a real opportunity to the man of sales ability.


The following men are now associated with this agency and are making a success of this business:


CHESTER W. ALBRIGHT


JAMES A. BAIRD


A. E. BAKER


FREDERICK D. LEETE, Jr.


C. C. CRUMBAKER


EPH LEVIN


ROBERT W. LITTELL


LEE B. SMITH


HUGO M. GALE


FRED L. MANGOLD


CARL MCCANN


E. A. CRANE, General Agent


THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.


625-632 Occidental Bldg.


Lincoln 4311-2


STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


OF INDIANA


AN INDIANA LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


Policy reserves protected by deposit with Indiana Insurance Department. Territory available in Indiana to energetic, reliable men and women who desire a permanent connection in our Agency Department.


HON. HARRY G. LESLIE, President


Floyd E. Williamson, Vice-President E. J. Barker, Treasurer John W. Cherry, Vice-President George F. Flagg, Secretary


BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Marshall Haywood LaFayette


President, Haywood Publishing Co.


Harry P. Fletcher Ft. Wayne


Patterson-Fletcher Company


Edwin S. Mills Indianapolis


Chairman, Board of Directors Maplehurst Farms, Inc. President, Farmers Mutual Ins. Ass'n.


John H. Teder Jasper


R. D. Canan


LaFayette


County Superintendent of Schools


National Dairy Products Corp.


Charles E. Smith


Anderson


George W. Talbot Manufacturer,


Bloomington


Julge Circuit Court.


Charles H. Kellermeyer Indianapolis


Agriculturist.


Guy Cantwell Gosport


H. C. Horneman


Danville, Ill.


A. H. Wyatt


Indianapolis


T. P. Bradley


Anderson


Director, Bowling Green Refining Co.


Investment Counsellor


Wm. C. Lehman


Cannelton


President, Lehman Company of America.


J. H. Skinner


LaFayette


Dean of Agricultural Dept. Purdue University.


J. Raymond Schutz North Manchester Professor Manchester College.


Lloyd VanScoy


Delphi


Auditor, Indiana Trust Company.


Member State Board of Agriculture.


President, Sugar Creek Creamery Co.


Medical Director-James W. Canaday, M. D., Indianapolis Actuaries-Haight, Davis & Haight


HOME OFFICE - GUARANTY BUILDING - INDIANAPOLIS


(1935) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


PARRY OAKES W. D. OAKES


LAWRENCE E. DIMOND JOHN L. EAGLESFIELD


EARLE H. LOWE


G. A. VAN DYKE, Jr.


EDWARD J. GREEN


RALPH B. HOLMES J. HARRY HOLTMAN FRANK V. MILLS GUY E. MORRISON


161


INSURANCE


ANNUITIES


INSURANCE


AMERICAN CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


INDIANAPOLIS OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE ESTABLISHED 1899 HERBERT M. WOOLLEN, President Fall Creek Blvd. at Meridian St. Tel. Hemlock 1321


GUARANTEED BENEFITS


GUARANTEED LOW COST


AMERICAN


STATES


MERIDIAN AT NORTH ST.


INDIANA'S LARGEST OLD LINE STOCK COMPANY SPECIALIZING EXCLUSIVELY IN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE


AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY


AUTO INSURANCE


LINCOLN 6454


THE INDIANA AGENCY OF THE BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


OF MASSACHUSETTS One of the Oldest and Best Companies in America 84 YEARS OF SERVICE N. B. MAGOFFIN, General Agent 412 Guaranty Bldg. Tel. Riley 3170


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INSURE BY MAIL IN THE C. M. R. A. CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY- CLERGYMEN AND LAYMEN-ANY DENOMINATION- Ages 16 to 60 for Life; Ages 16 to 65 for Casualty (Mail Order Company: It will save you money)


Estimated savings to present members $100,000 yearly. 4 per cent legal reserve maintained plus $140,000 surplus. Life Insurance : Whole, 20-Pay, 20-Year-Endowment, Endowment at age 65, and Endowment at age 70. Premiums may be paid in cash or by note. Term Life also issued. Casualty Offer: Membership fee of $3.00 for Single Policy-$5.00 for Double-$7.00 for Triple Policy, pays introductory cost of Accident, Health and Burial Policy first three months. Claims Paid Exceed $500,000.


CHURCH MEMBERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION


827-30 OCCIDENTAL BLDG.


J. K. AKE, President TEL. RILEY 9768


INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1935)


162


INSURANCE


THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT


FOUNDED 1846


GEORGE K. JONES and CLAUDE C. JONES, Jr., General Agents ISSUING LIFE AND' ENDOWMENT, MONTHLY INCOME AND ANNUITIES, PARTNERSHIP AND CORPORATION POLICIES RETIREMENT INCOMES


INDIANAPOLIS AGENCY Elmer E. Wilmington, C. Otto Janus, E. H. Emry, B. Frank Wilson, Vincent I. Ryde, Richard A. Calkins, Geo. W. Boersig Jr., Joe K. White, Carrol F. Kramer, R. Michael Fox, Cleo L. Hunt, R. A. Luley. M. A. LOFTON, Cashier


Suite 315 Circle Tower


Telephones, Riley 3516-3517


COOLING-GRUMME-MUMFORD CO.


Represent LEADING COMPANIES WRITING ALL LINES OF INSURANCE


Fire, Compensation, Automobile, Bonds


308 Insurance Bldg., 8 East Market St.


Telephone Riley 6452


Empire Life and Accident Insurance Co.


HOME OFFICE, EMPIRE LIFE BLDG. ISSUES THE LATEST AND BEST FORMS OF HEALTH, ACCIDENT, LIFE, ORDINARY AND COMMERCIAL INSURANCE POLICIES


COMPLETE PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICERS C. S. DRAKE, President J. M. DRAKE, 1st Vice-Pres.


H. L. DRAKE, SR., 2d Vice-Pres. H. C. GEMMER, Sec. and Auditor A. F. GEMMER, Treas.


TELS. LINCOLN 4368-4369


M. E. WILSON, 3d Vice-Pres. K. E. YATES, Asst. Sec. M. HAUG, Asst. Treas.


EMPLOYERS MUTUALS


WAUSAU, WISCONSIN Automobile-Public Liability-Workmen's Compensation INSURANCE PROTECTION - SERVICE - SAVING ALL POLICIES NON-ASSESSABLE Indiana Branch: 1108 Circle Tower, Indianapolis Telephone Lincoln 2241


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INSURANCE


The Equitable Life Assurance Society


OF NEW YORK HOMER L. ROGERS, Agency Mgr. CALEB L. YORK, Agency Supervisor J. C. RIDDLE, Cashier


Life Insurance - Annuities - Group Insurance J. L. H. FULLER, Indianapolis District Mgr.


E. J. Beckett


F. B. Dawson


Edw. G. Horner


D. C. Jordan


Miss Helen Thoms


J. H. Bingham


R. F. De Vaney


R. L. McKay


E. N. Bradford


Lloyd L. Diamond


J. A. Mueller


J. E. Shideler


Mrs. Lucile P. Wild


W. H. Burgess


W. J. Greener


Dwight A. Murphy W. H. Pye


Miss Genevieve Brown


Equitable Floor Consolidated Bldg.


Telephone RI 2514


U. S. FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.


FOSTER & MESICK MANAGERS


Fletcher Savings and Trust Building Telephone: Lincoln 6501


SURETY BONDS


CASUALTY INSURANCE


THE FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE CO Organized 1884


All Forms of Life Insurance and Annuities


RALPH L. COLBY, State Mgr.


320 Circle Tower


Phone Lincoln 2376


TELEPHONES: LINCOLN 7312-7313


GENERAL UNDERWRITERS, Inc.


D. G. TRONE, SECY. AND MGR.


Indiana Bonding and Surety Co.


Bonds and Insurance


Indiana Travelers Assurance Company


130 E. WASHINGTON ST. BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS, IND.


INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY (1935)


Mrs. Bess Warner


Mrs. Dorothy R. Strawmyer


Austin Bruce E. A. Heassler


164


INSURANCE


THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


OF AMERICA


Established 1860 under the laws of the State of New York


Guardian of American Families for 75 Years


1334 Circle Tower


Telephones Riley 7354-7355


JAMES L. RAINEY, Mgr. - ASSOCIATES -


PAUL C. BENDER CLARENCE J. SCHNEIDER WM. L. MCLAIN


HERMAN C. EMDE CLARENCE J. HOHMAN JAMES W. WOODS


NATHAN H. RICHARDSON


HALL & HILL


INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE, RENTS and LOANS


Allemannia Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. Security Insurance Co. of New Haven


Rhode Island Insurance Co. of Providence North River Ins. Co. of New York


SUITE 706 UNION TITLE BLDG., 155 E. MARKET ST.


Automobile Insurance


Office Phone, Riley 5523


Res. Phone Talbot 1566


MYRON S. HARLAN --- CECIL E. SHORT


General Insurance and Bonds


432-34 CIRCLE TOWER BLDG.


PHONE RILEY 8391


CHARLES B. HAUK


General Agent for Marion County


Workmen's Compensation, All Classes of Liability (including Automobile), Burglary, Personal Accident and Health Insurance, Automobile Fire and Theft, Property Damage and Collision Insurance, Parcel Post, Marine and Tourists' Baggage Insurance, Plate Glass, Power Plant, Turbine and all Electrical Lines, Steam Boiler and Fly Wheel Insurance, Fidelity and Surety Bonds, Fire and Tornado Insurance, Use and Occupancy Insurance.


Telephone Riley 9407


1207-08 Fletcher Trust Bldg.


Indianapolis, Indiana


All Claims Adjusted and Paid Through This Office


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165


INSURANCE


1877 - 1935


"The Best Costs Less"


Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Indiana Union Mutual Insurance Company Farmers Mutual Liability Company




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